Tag: Isabella Rossellini

  • Cat Person, oddball attempt at feminism

    Cat Person, oddball attempt at feminism

    Cat Person is a fantastical elaboration on the idea that women are afraid of men while men can’t bear to be rejected by women. A college sophomore gets involved with an older man. She thinks she’s an enlightened feminist while she suspects him of every kind of toxic masculinity.

  • Julia: S2.E7 Shrimp and Grits

    Julia: S2.E7 Shrimp and Grits

    Julia: Shrimp and Grits is my all time favorite episode of Julia. It tells a clear story about women’s role in the world and the almost invisible ways they’ve had to wield influence over the years. Episodes like this one are the reason I keep writing about women. There are spoilers ahead.

  • Julia: S2.E2  Fried Chicken

    Julia: S2.E2 Fried Chicken

    Julia: Fried Chicken, episode 2 of the second season of Julia, involves a high stakes cookoff, several famous names, and a still uncertain list of recipes for the cookbook. Are Julia Child (Sarah Lancashire) and her cookbook co-writer Simca (Isabella Rossellini) loving sisters or jealous enemies? There are spoilers ahead.

  • Julia: S2.E1 Loup en Croûte

    Julia: S2.E1 Loup en Croûte

    Julia: Loup en Croûte begins season two of Julia with Julia Child (Sarah Lancashire) and her husband Paul (David Hyde Pierce) in France. They are staying at the Provence home of Julia’s cookbook partner, Simca (Isabella Rossellini). They’ve been there three months and the two cooks have yet to agree on a single recipe for…

  • Review: The Life Ahead (La vita davanti a sé)

    Review: The Life Ahead (La vita davanti a sé)

    The Life Ahead (La vita davanti a sé) marks the return of Sophia Loren to film after a decade away. This Italian drama about an immigrant boy was directed by Loren’s son Edoardo Ponti. At 86, Loren possesses all the charisma, power, and presence that made her world famous as a younger woman.

  • Review: Shut Eye, season 2

    Review: Shut Eye, season 2

    Jeffrey Donovan and KaDee Strickland return as Charlie and Linda Haverford in season 2 of Shut Eye. The series about con artists and scammers is a Hulu Original.

  • Review: Shut Eye, season 1

    Review: Shut Eye, season 1

    Shut Eye, a Hulu original series, is one of the more creative and surprising things I’ve seen in a while. Everything about it is unexpected.

  • Ingrid Bergman in Her Own Words

    Ingrid Bergman in Her Own Words

    Ingrid Bergman in Her Own Words tells the story of the famous actress through never-before-seen private footage, notes, letters, diaries, and interviews with her children. The documentary presents a look behind the scenes of the remarkable life of the Swedish woman who became one of the most celebrated actresses of American and the world. Even…

  • Watch This: Trailer for Joy

    Watch This: Trailer for Joy

    Joy stars Jennifer Lawrence, with Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper, Edgar Ramirez, Isabella Rossellini, Diane Ladd, Virginia Madsen, Elisabeth Röhm and Dascha Polanco. We’ve seen the names Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro together in films before and it has meant Oscar nominations for Jennifer Lawrence when we do. This film is her…

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